U.S. public vehicle records

Isuzu ISUZU TRUCK problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

41 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

49,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1986 to 2003 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 15 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 41 complaints (7.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	3	7.3%
Braking behavior	3	7.3%
Fuel system concerns	3	7.3%
Electrical and battery issues	2	4.9%
Steering behavior	2	4.9%
Engine operation	1	2.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Air Bags

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Structure:Frame And Members

Tires:Tread/Belt

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling	3
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	3
Air Bags	2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	2
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	2
Structure:Frame And Members	2
Tires:Tread/Belt	2

Engine And Engine Cooling: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 3; Air Bags: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 2; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 2; Structure:Frame And Members: 2; Tires:Tread/Belt: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 5; 50,000 to 74,999: 3; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 0

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (5). 26 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1995: 1; 1996: 3; 1997: 2; 1998: 6; 1999: 3; 2000: 1; 2003: 4; 2004: 2; 2005: 9; 2006: 2; 2007: 4; 2008: 2; 2011: 1; 2012: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 867019 · 2000-08-07 (August 7, 2000)

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT25MPH ON ROAD, AND VEHICLE WAS HESITATING TO MOVE. TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE PANEL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 867019 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10124416 · 2005-06-07 (June 7, 2005)

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR I EXPERIENCE HARD JERK AND THE SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED IN 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND FRUSTRATING

Owner-reported narrative. 103,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124416 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 483259 · 1995-08-15 (August 15, 1995)

REAR SPRING SHACKLES BROKE FREE, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP/REAR AXLE TO COME OUT OF LINE. *SD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 483259 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 510975 · 1996-11-06 (November 6, 1996)

REAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AT THE SPRING, , CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 510975 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 533450 · 1998-03-31 (March 31, 1998)

FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 533450 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10215604 · 2008-01-22 (January 22, 2008)

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND SOON AFTER THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MERCHANTS AUTO SERVICE AND HAD THE COMPUTER CHECKED FOR CODES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NUMBER 463. THIS CODE REFERS TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. I RESEARCHED TSB'S ON THIS SITE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL ISUZU SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND S…

Owner-reported narrative. 54,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215604 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10110255 · 2005-02-10 (February 10, 2005)

THIS IS ON A 2003 IZUSU ASCENDER (DIDN'T SEE THAT VEHICLE OPTION LISTED) . I'M NOT SURE OF VIN OR ENGINE DETAILS. I'M NO CAR EXPERT. VEHICLE A FEW TIME SPORATICALLY WOULD STALL BUT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW WEEKS. LEAD UP TO VEHICLE BEING SHUT OFF A DAYCARE THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WOULD NOT START (DEAD). VEHICLE WOULD MAKE "TURNING OVER" SOUND IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT AGAIN WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IGITION SWITCH. NOW - FEB 3RD, 2005 THE SAME VEHICLE …

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10110255 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10128813 · 2005-07-14 (July 14, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU TRUCK. THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER RIGHT NOW.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10128813 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 542340 · 1998-08-24 (August 24, 1998)

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS/FAILURES OF STEERING SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER/INJURY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 542340 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10452712 · 2012-03-22 (March 22, 2012)

AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AND ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE A SEMI TRUCK PASSED ME ON THE LEFT THROWING OFF A GUST OF WIND AT WHICH POINT THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET ON THE REAR LEFT TIRE CAME LOSES CAUSING AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWAY IN AND OUT OF THE LANE I WAS DRIVING IN, ALMOST FLIPPING IT OVER, UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE AUTH…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10452712 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1990: 0; 1991: 0; 1992: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1996: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0; 2003: 0

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Year-by-year records

Isuzu ISUZU TRUCK model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Change in recalls
1986	2	Not available
1990	5	Not available
1991	2	0
1992	1	0
1994	3	Not available
1995	2	0
1996	3	0
1998	4	Not available
1999	7	0
2000	3	0
2001	5	0
2002	1	0
2003	3	0

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Data completeness

41 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

36.6%Usable mileage15 / 41 records

85.4%Valid incident date35 / 41 records

100.0%Valid filing date41 / 41 records

85.4%Ordered incident and filing dates35 / 41 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1990	1991	1992	1994	1995	1996	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10147773 · 49,000 mi I PURCHASED A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER IN EARLY 2005. IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX 49,000 MILES, WITHOUT WARNING, MY ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS BONE DRY. I FILLED UP THE OIL, AND PROCEEDED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO WORK. WHEN LEAVING WORK, I ENTERED A GAS STATION, AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. UPON RE-STARTING THE TRUCK, THERE WAS A VERY, VERY LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. THEY TOLD ME I THREW A ROD AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL ISUZU DEALER, AND… Look up ODI 10147773 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 10003881 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL VALVE CRACKED AND STARTED TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS Look up ODI 10003881 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 10211179 AXIOM ISUZU ENGINE (2002). ENGINE OPERATION STOPPED ON THE I-65 IN MIDST OF RAIN AND ICE. *TR Look up ODI 10211179 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10130484 CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. WAS PURCHASED USED FROM THE DEALER AT 82,000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SINCE PURCHASE VEHICLE HAS NOT HELD ITS COMPLETE CAPACITY OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND OIL IS CHANGED REGULARLY WITH A FULL CAPACITY. INVESTIGATION BY ME AND OTHERS HAS SHOWN THAT THE ENGINE WAS BUILT WITH INSUFFICIENT OIL RINGS WHICH LEAD TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAS LED TO SEIZED MOTORS DUE TO A LACK OF WARNING. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THIS (MECHANIC TOLD ME) AND WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL THE 2000 … Look up ODI 10130484 at NHTSA ↗	114.3% ODI 10130140 · 36,668 mi ON JUN 5, 2005, I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AND HOUR ON INTERSTATE 90 WEST, WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU TROOPER'S ENGINE FAILED. IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE ENGIE STOPPED, I HEARED A RATTELING NOISE, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DORSCHEL ISUZU IN ROCHESTER, NY, WHERE UPON COMPLETION OF A DIAGNOSTIC , FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. DORSCHEL THEN GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $8,000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, WICH BY THE WAY, HAPPENS O BE ABOVE BLUE… Look up ODI 10130140 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 10149087 · 49,000 mi IN DECEMBER, 2005, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS BONE DRY. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE OIL 4,500 MILES BEFORE, AND CHECKED THE OIL 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE OIL AND THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, AND STILL HAD A MINOR KNOCKING. AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WENT TO GET GAS. UPON ENTERING THE GAS STATION, MY TROOPER SHUT DOWN. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE TROOPER, THE ENGINE HAD AN EXTREME POUNDING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. RIGHT AWAY, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE E… Look up ODI 10149087 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	228.6% ODI 10018061 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM Look up ODI 10018061 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 702776 HAVE HAD A ROUGH IDLE SINCE 70,000 MILES COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM WITH NORMAL TUNEUP PROCEDURES. TOOK ENGINE APART AT 98,000 MILES AND FOUND 2 BURNT EHHAUST VALVES .HAVE QUESTIONED OTHER OWNERS OF THIS 2.6 LITER ENGINE AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM,SOME HAVE FIXED AND HAD SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 30,000 MILES. I AM FIXING MINE WITH FINGERS CROSSED. WILL UPDATE IF PROBLEM RETURNS. Look up ODI 702776 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10186956 TO START WITH WE GOT AN EXAUST LEAK.THEN ON HIGHWAY LOST POWER PULLED OVER NOTICED ENGINE ON FIRE. TRUCK STILL STARTS BUT WE WILL NOT MOVE IT.GAS IS LEAKING ON EXAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE IS COMING OF ENGINE WHEN STARTED. GOT TOWED TO A A SHOP. *JB Look up ODI 10186956 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	120.0% ODI 533450 FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. Look up ODI 533450 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10215604 · 54,900 mi WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND SOON AFTER THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MERCHANTS AUTO SERVICE AND HAD THE COMPUTER CHECKED FOR CODES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NUMBER 463. THIS CODE REFERS TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. I RESEARCHED TSB'S ON THIS SITE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL ISUZU SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND S… Look up ODI 10215604 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 867019 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT25MPH ON ROAD, AND VEHICLE WAS HESITATING TO MOVE. TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE PANEL. *AK Look up ODI 867019 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10124416 · 103,000 mi WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR I EXPERIENCE HARD JERK AND THE SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED IN 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND FRUSTRATING Look up ODI 10124416 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Frame And Members	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10378815 · 148,000 mi BROUGHT IN MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO TO A DEALERSHIP ON 01/21/11 DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL WHICH WAS ISSUED IN OCT,2010. ADVISED THAT INSTALLING THE NEW RECALL PART WOULD BE POINTLESS DUE TO RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE RODEO. ADVISED THAT MY RODEO WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENT OF RUST AND WAS ADVISED OF NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE FRAME. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE ISUZU RODEO. ON 01/26/11 I WAS ADVISED BY ISUZU DEALERSHIP THAT ISUZU WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTO BODY S… Look up ODI 10378815 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Tires:Tread/Belt	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10195565 · 98,000 mi ON JULY 2, 2007 THE 1999 ISUZU TROOPER ROLLED OVER DUE TO A TIRE BLOW OUT. SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD AND TRAUMA INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION AT USC COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE TROOPER WAS TOTALED. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGSTONE DUELER A/T D693 P245/70R16. *AK Look up ODI 10195565 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10194802 · 147,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU BOX TRUCK MODEL NPR. THE VEHICLE HAS YKS ALL SEASON RADIAL 235/85/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED ON THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 27, 2007. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,000. Look up ODI 10194802 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling	Too few reports for a range	49,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10147773 · 49,000 mi I PURCHASED A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER IN EARLY 2005. IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX 49,000 MILES, WITHOUT WARNING, MY ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS BONE DRY. I FILLED UP THE OIL, AND PROCEEDED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO WORK. WHEN LEAVING WORK, I ENTERED A GAS STATION, AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. UPON RE-STARTING THE TRUCK, THERE WAS A VERY, VERY LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. THEY TOLD ME I THREW A ROD AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL ISUZU DEALER, AND… Look up ODI 10147773 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	42,834 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10130140 · 36,668 mi ON JUN 5, 2005, I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AND HOUR ON INTERSTATE 90 WEST, WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU TROOPER'S ENGINE FAILED. IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE ENGIE STOPPED, I HEARED A RATTELING NOISE, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DORSCHEL ISUZU IN ROCHESTER, NY, WHERE UPON COMPLETION OF A DIAGNOSTIC , FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. DORSCHEL THEN GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $8,000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, WICH BY THE WAY, HAPPENS O BE ABOVE BLUE… Look up ODI 10130140 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10149087 · 49,000 mi IN DECEMBER, 2005, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS BONE DRY. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE OIL 4,500 MILES BEFORE, AND CHECKED THE OIL 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE OIL AND THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, AND STILL HAD A MINOR KNOCKING. AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WENT TO GET GAS. UPON ENTERING THE GAS STATION, MY TROOPER SHUT DOWN. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE TROOPER, THE ENGINE HAD AN EXTREME POUNDING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. RIGHT AWAY, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE E… Look up ODI 10149087 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	Too few reports for a range	54,900 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10215604 · 54,900 mi WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND SOON AFTER THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MERCHANTS AUTO SERVICE AND HAD THE COMPUTER CHECKED FOR CODES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NUMBER 463. THIS CODE REFERS TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. I RESEARCHED TSB'S ON THIS SITE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL ISUZU SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND S… Look up ODI 10215604 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	103,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10124416 · 103,000 mi WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR I EXPERIENCE HARD JERK AND THE SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED IN 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND FRUSTRATING Look up ODI 10124416 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Frame And Members	Too few reports for a range	148,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10378815 · 148,000 mi BROUGHT IN MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO TO A DEALERSHIP ON 01/21/11 DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL WHICH WAS ISSUED IN OCT,2010. ADVISED THAT INSTALLING THE NEW RECALL PART WOULD BE POINTLESS DUE TO RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE RODEO. ADVISED THAT MY RODEO WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENT OF RUST AND WAS ADVISED OF NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE FRAME. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE ISUZU RODEO. ON 01/26/11 I WAS ADVISED BY ISUZU DEALERSHIP THAT ISUZU WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTO BODY S… Look up ODI 10378815 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Tread/Belt	Too few reports for a range	122,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10195565 · 98,000 mi ON JULY 2, 2007 THE 1999 ISUZU TROOPER ROLLED OVER DUE TO A TIRE BLOW OUT. SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD AND TRAUMA INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION AT USC COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE TROOPER WAS TOTALED. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGSTONE DUELER A/T D693 P245/70R16. AK Look up ODI 10195565 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10194802 · 147,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU BOX TRUCK MODEL NPR. THE VEHICLE HAS YKS ALL SEASON RADIAL 235/85/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED ON THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 27, 2007. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,000. Look up ODI 10194802 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 0 complaints · 2003: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	0	0	0
2003	1	2	3

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	1	0	0
2003	3	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Air Bags	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Structure:Frame And Members	Tires:Tread/Belt
Engine And Engine Cooling	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Air Bags	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Structure:Frame And Members	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Tires:Tread/Belt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

3 mentions · 7.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 28,334 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10130140 · 36,668 mi

ON JUN 5, 2005, I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AND HOUR ON INTERSTATE 90 WEST, WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU TROOPER'S ENGINE FAILED. IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE ENGIE STOPPED, I HEARED A RATTELING NOISE, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DORSCHEL ISUZU IN ROCHESTER, NY, WHERE UPON COMPLETION OF A DIAGNOSTIC , FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. DORSCHEL THEN GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $8,000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, WICH BY THE WAY, HAPPENS O BE ABOVE BLUE…

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ODI 10186956

TO START WITH WE GOT AN EXAUST LEAK.THEN ON HIGHWAY LOST POWER PULLED OVER NOTICED ENGINE ON FIRE. TRUCK STILL STARTS BUT WE WILL NOT MOVE IT.GAS IS LEAKING ON EXAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE IS COMING OF ENGINE WHEN STARTED. GOT TOWED TO A A SHOP. *JB

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ODI 10110255 · 20,000 mi

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

2 mentions · 4.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 49,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10130484

CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. WAS PURCHASED USED FROM THE DEALER AT 82,000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SINCE PURCHASE VEHICLE HAS NOT HELD ITS COMPLETE CAPACITY OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND OIL IS CHANGED REGULARLY WITH A FULL CAPACITY. INVESTIGATION BY ME AND OTHERS HAS SHOWN THAT THE ENGINE WAS BUILT WITH INSUFFICIENT OIL RINGS WHICH LEAD TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAS LED TO SEIZED MOTORS DUE TO A LACK OF WARNING. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THIS (MECHANIC TOLD ME) AND WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL THE 2000 …

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ODI 10149087 · 49,000 mi

IN DECEMBER, 2005, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS BONE DRY. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE OIL 4,500 MILES BEFORE, AND CHECKED THE OIL 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE OIL AND THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, AND STILL HAD A MINOR KNOCKING. AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WENT TO GET GAS. UPON ENTERING THE GAS STATION, MY TROOPER SHUT DOWN. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE TROOPER, THE ENGINE HAD AN EXTREME POUNDING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. RIGHT AWAY, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE E…

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 20,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10110255 · 20,000 mi

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Matching rule

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 513178

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

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Matching rule

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 103,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10124416 · 103,000 mi

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Matching rule

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 54,900 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10215604 · 54,900 mi

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b